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LOT 1668
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Amphora
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 3/8 in. (1.9 kg, 26.5 cm high).
With piriform body and trumpet-shaped mouth, two loop handles to the equator; circumferential bands to the shoulder and panels of painted hatching. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 2015.500.7.9, for similar.
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